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HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam marked its National Day on Tuesday with its largest military parade in decades, as thousands packed the streets of the capital, Hanoi, after many camped overnight to witness the grand display marking 80 years of independence.The parade unfolded at Ba Dinh Square, the site where revolutionary leader Ho Chi Minh declared independence from French colonial rule on Sept. 2, 1945. Fighting resumed soon after as Vietnamese forces battled the French in the First Indochina War, which ended in 1954 when the country was divided into Communist North and U.S.-backed South. The Vietnam War followed, during…

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine said Monday that it had arrested a suspect in the killing of a former Ukrainian parliamentary speaker, accusing Moscow of involvement in one of the most high-profile killings since the war began.“We know that this crime was not accidental. There is a Russian trace in it,” Ukraine’s police chief, Ivan Vyhivskyi, said in a statement that included a blurred photo of the suspect taken during his arrest. Police did not identify him or disclose a motive, and they did not explain or provide evidence for why they believed he was linked to Russia. Later Monday, the…

LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Centrist Bolivian presidential front-runner Sen. Rodrigo Paz is hoping to attract a diverse group of voters with catchall rhetoric to fix Bolivia’s worst economic crisis in decades. He’s promising both social spending reminiscent of the outgoing left-wing government and an attack on the country’s massive deficit.In an interview with The Associated Press on Monday, the self-styled moderate resisted rising pressure to clarify his policies with only weeks to go before a hotly contested presidential runoff against former right-wing President Jorge “Tuto” Quiroga. “It will be a pragmatic government, as pragmatic and diverse as the Bolivian…

BERLIN — When Vladimir Putin attended the annual summit of Eurasia’s main political and security organization three years ago, the Russian president seemed isolated and on the ropes.China’s leader raised concerns about Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. India’s prime minister pointedly declared, “Today’s era is not of war.” Other heads of state left their Russian counterpart idling alone before meetings. And on the battlefield in Ukraine, Russia’s troops were collapsing in retreat. Now, Putin’s fortunes have changed — and so has the world.Nowhere was that more apparent in recent days than in Tianjin, China, where leaders from member states of the…

Bg048/bauer-griffin/Getty Images We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Several wrestlers have made the transition from the ring to the movie screen, from Jesse Ventura to Dwayne Johnson to Dave Bautista, but among the most successful has been John Cena, who won a record-breaking 17 world championships at the WWE while carving out a unique screen career for himself. He made his leading man debut with the WWE Studios production “The Marine,” which sought to utilize his muscular fame for action stardom, followed by subsequent WWE releases…

Sonny Baker is all set to make his international debut as England announced their playing XI for the first ODI against South Africa, which is set to be played on Tuesday, September 2. Baker, who impressed with nine wickets in this season of the Hundred at an average close to 16, also has 24 wickets to his name in List-A cricket at an average of 24.04. The 22-year-old pacer will join Jofra Archer, Brydon Carse and Adil Rashid to form the core of England’s bowling attack. Skipper Harry Brook is excited to see Baker in the England squad after his…

India fast bowler Harshal Patel has moved to Gujarat from Haryana for the 2025/26 domestic season. After playing in the 2010 Under-19 World Cup, Harshal moved to Haryana after being unable to make inroads in the Gujarat set-up. But now he has decided to return to the state where he was born. Anil Patel, Secretary of Gujarat Cricket Association (GCA), on Monday confirmed to IANS that Harshal, 34, will be representing Gujarat in the domestic cricket circuit from this season. “Harshal had requested 10 days back that he wanted to come back to Gujarat. We said, ‘Of course, you are…

Puerto Rico’s economy is getting a bump from Bad Bunny.The award-winning Puerto Rican rapper’s three-month, 30-show concert series in San Juan is spurring a fan-fueled surge in the island’s economy at a time of year when tourism is usually slow.During the Atlantic hurricane season, which runs June through November, tourism usually drops by 25% to 45%, and lodging prices fall by as much as 50%, according to the tourism agency Discover Puerto Rico. Tourism accounts for about 7% of Puerto Rico’s $114 billion economy. Bad Bunny’s residency, which ends Sept. 14, is expected to draw an estimated 600,000 attendees and…

South Africa’s leading cricketers Aiden Markram, Quinton de Kock, Keshav Maharaj, and a host of international stars will go under the hammer when the SA20 season four player auction takes place in Johannesburg on September 9. With more than 500 players shortlisted for the auction, the six franchises will finalise their 19-member squads ahead of the tournament, which begins on December 26. In a statement on Monday, SA20 announced that it received a record 800-plus player registrations – the highest in its four-year history – before the list was reduced to 541 following franchise reviews. The final player auction pool…

Starring British actress Suranne Jones, the 2025 Netflix series “Hostage” is dazzling audiences with its mix of political intrigue, hard-hitting action, and high-stakes thrills. The series is written by Matt Charman, who was nominated for an Academy Award for his script for the Steven Spielberg/Tom Hanks period espionage thriller, “Bridge of Spies.” This time, he tells the story of Abigail Dalton, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (Jones), whose husband is kidnapped during an international meeting of world leaders. “Hostage” begins with a kidnapping, but quickly broadens to a much…